It’s become socially acceptable to treat those who battle mental illness like it is somehow contagious. We didn’t sign up for this. Do you treat someone with a physical illness like diabetes or cancer like that? Then why is it when someone who’s open about his struggles, as I am, people act like speaking to me will somehow make them crazy? I refuse to be ashamed of my struggle because it’s that shame that kills thousands of people every year. Suicide rates are skyrocketing because people are ashamed of having mental illness and I will be damned if I will contribute to that shame. #mentalhealth #bipolar #ptsd #depression